Naomi and Gerald Oates

50th anniversary

July 25, 2010

Naomi and Gerald Oates celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 28, 2010, with crab legs and a buffet dinner. They were united in marriage at Methodist Church in Williamsport, Md., by the Rev. C. Gordon Clews.

Naomi is the daughter of the late Pearl R. and Paul L. Myers (her stepfather) of Martinsburg. Gerald is the son of the late Odessa Oates and G. C. Ambrose (his stepfather) of Winchester, Va.

Gerald and Naomi have two children: a son, Gerald A. "Tony" Oates and wife, Barbie, of Inwood; a daughter, Sherry Robinson and husband, Eric, of Martinsburg; five grandchildren, Taylor D. Oates of Inwood, Erica Robinson, Dakota Robinson, Trina Elliott and husband, Randy, all of Martinsburg, and Amanda Peacemaker and husband, Luke, of Winchester, Va.; and two step-grandchildren, Bobby Randolph and Brittany Randolph of Inwood. Their first great-grandchild, a boy, Braylon J. Peacemaker, was born May 17, 2010, in Winchester.